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Joe Turner

Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. (May 18, 1911 – November 24, 1985) was an American singer from Kansas City, Missouri. According to songwriter Doc Pomus, "Rock and roll would have never happened without him." Turner's greatest fame was due to his rock-and-roll recordings in the 1950s, particularly "Shake, Rattle and Roll", but his career as a performer endured from the 1920s into the 1980s.

Turner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, with the Hall lauding him as "the brawny voiced 'Boss of the Blues'".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 18, 1911 (Kansas City), Died November 24, 1985 (Inglewood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1964

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

Notes: Known as Big Joe Turner.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 71 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Atlantic 600 10-in. 4/19/1951 The chill is on Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist, songwriter  
Atlantic 601 10-in. 4/19/1951 After my laughter came tears Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 602 10-in. 4/19/1951 Bump miss Susie Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 603 10-in. 4/19/1951 Chains of love Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 786 10-in. 1/20/1952 I'll never stop loving you Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 787 10-in. 1/20/1952 Sweet sixteen Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 789 10-in. 1/20/1952 Don't you cry Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 790 10-in. 1/20/1952 Poor lover's blues Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist, songwriter  
Atlantic 906 10-in. 9/23/1952 Still in love Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 907 10-in. 9/23/1952 Baby, I still want you Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
Atlantic 1073 10-in. 5/12/1953 Honey hush Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1074 10-in. 5/12/1953 Crawdad hole Allen Lee ; Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1126 10-in. 10/7/1953 Ti-ri-lee Blues Kings ; Joe Turner vocalist, songwriter  
Atlantic 1127 10-in. 10/7/1953 Oke-she-moke-she-pop Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group) ; Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1128 10-in. 10/7/1953 Tv mama Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group) ; Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1209 10-in. 2/15/1954 Shake, rattle and roll Blues Kings (Joe Turner's)(Musical group) vocalist  
Atlantic 1212 10-in. 2/5/1954 Well all right Blues Kings ; Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1220 10-in. 12/3/1953 You know i love you Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1225 10-in. 12/3/1953 Married woman Blues Kings ; Joe Turner vocalist  
Atlantic 1226 10-in. 12/3/1953 Midnight cannonball Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner) vocalist  
Atlantic 1424 10-in. 1/28/1955 Morning, noon and night Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner) vocalist  
Atlantic 1426 10-in. 1/28/1955 Hide and seek Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner) vocalist  
Atlantic 1427 10-in. 1/28/1955 Flip, flop and fly Blues Kings ; Joe Turner vocalist, songwriter  
Atlantic 1687 10-in. 11/3/1955 The chicken and the hawk (up, up and away) Blues Kings (Musical group : Joe Turner) vocalist  
Atlantic 1688 10-in. 11/3/1955 Boogie woogie country girl Joe Turner ; Harry Van Walls vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 71 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Turner, Joe," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.

Turner, Joe. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342.

"Turner, Joe." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210342

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